The bumpy road to Rio+20

The meeting will review achievements and failures since the Earth Summit of 1992

3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park

Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season

COVID-19: 7 in 10 Indians believed normalcy would return in a year, claims study

42% Indians believed it would take 4-12 months to contain the pandemic 

Ghost of climate change haunts Rio

Smart farming

How to improve yield in organic farming

Fear instinct

Frogs see common herbicide as predator

Uncertainty of conservation science

Species that need protection are rare, shy and difficult to spot

US study finds hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles in bottled drinking water

Each litre contained 110,000 to 370,000 particles, 90% of them smaller than microplastics

Extraordinary marine heatwave in North Atlantic Ocean may continue throughout 2023

The month of May this year witnessed the highest sea surface temperature since 1850

Uncertain times: What UN human development report warns us about

Uncertainty threatens lives of people and future of the planet in unpredictable ways

UNEA 5.2: Excitement, jubilation as resolution to end plastic pollution by 2024 adopted

The treaty called for “sovereignty of states to work for public good”

Most vulnerable countries unable to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation

Lengthy, complicated application process a major hurdle for many countries 

12 million in UK face health risks due to climate change: Study

Heat-related deaths among people over 65 years rose 21 per cent between 2004 and 2018

Coronavirus update: Delhi’s 2nd sero survey results out, over 28% exposed to virus

The world tally crosses 22 mln

Coronavirus update: CNN pegs US tally at 13,000

India tally crosses 200, says ICMR

Mind that CDM: Discounting the future

A look at why CDM is not the solution for the poor or for sustainable development

Learning from faults

An early 20th century US earthquake teaches lessons in tectonics

Agitated people dismantle POSCO's boundary wall, torch office

Gram sabhas of the area have not given their consent to the POSCO project till date

Trial becomes comic

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Betel benefit

Compounds in paan leaf can kill several pathogenic bacteria

Carbon capture made easy

Salt, sugar and alcohol can help trap the greenhouse gas

Chemical sours mother's milk

In court

Virus scare

Climate talks inch ahead